Honors Art Research Assignment
Topic: American Art
Due Date: November 24, 2009
Description:
You have been chosen to curate a major section of a planned exhibition at the newly constructed New Britain Museum of American Art. In order to ensure that your selections are appropriate to the show's objective of showcasing important pieces in the development of American art, you will give a presentation to the show's benefactors (the class) after your research and compilation is completed. Categories will be selected from the accompanying list. Each presentation must consist of the following:
• A minimum of twelve (12) artworks to be included in the exhibition.
• A description of each piece to include: date, medium, size, artist as well as a short commentary on the work
• A descriptive abstract of the assigned style and period (with a 500 word minimum). This should describe what criteria was used to define this particular movement or style and what influence it had over subsequent artists. This information should be integrated into your class presentation.
• Bibliography
• Title Page/Promo
This exhibition shall be composed using PowerPoint software and submitted in its final form by the above deadline. All presentations should be saved to the FlinnHonorsArt folder on the student drive of our school server. Class presentations will follow.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Final Exam Questions
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Final Exam
Your final exam will consist of a portfolio assessment and the following questions which should be turned in with your portfolio. Answers should be typed and double-spaced.
1. Describe the overall quality of your portfolio in terms of:
a. Very High Achievement (Outstanding)
b. High Achievement (Well Done)
c. Sound Achievement (OK)
d. Limited Achievement (Needs Improvement)
e. Very Limited Achievement (Serious Problems)
2. Is your portfolio complete? This question refers to the following points:
a. To What degree does your portfolio exhibit a sufficient quantity of work?
b. Is there evidence of preparatory work and final work pieces?
3. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit creative or personalized thinking and processing? Where is evidence of original ideas?
4. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit knowledge of art history, art criticism, and aesthetics? Where is the evidence of learning in each of these disciplines?
5. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit visual-problem solving abilities? Where is evidence that you have set up a problem, conducted research, explored various visual solutions, made revisions, and arrived at a final conclusion?
6. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit application of basic art vocabulary (elements and principles)? Where is evidence that you have applied knowledge of design elements and principles?
7. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit technical proficiency in processes of art making and art reflecting. Where is evidence of craftsmanship or skill in handling tools and materials used?
8. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit evidence of your individual initiative and interests? Where is evidence of your enthusiasm for making and learning about art?
9. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit concern for presentation? Where is evidence of care taken in preparing, submitting, and documenting your work?
Final Exam
Your final exam will consist of a portfolio assessment and the following questions which should be turned in with your portfolio. Answers should be typed and double-spaced.
1. Describe the overall quality of your portfolio in terms of:
a. Very High Achievement (Outstanding)
b. High Achievement (Well Done)
c. Sound Achievement (OK)
d. Limited Achievement (Needs Improvement)
e. Very Limited Achievement (Serious Problems)
2. Is your portfolio complete? This question refers to the following points:
a. To What degree does your portfolio exhibit a sufficient quantity of work?
b. Is there evidence of preparatory work and final work pieces?
3. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit creative or personalized thinking and processing? Where is evidence of original ideas?
4. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit knowledge of art history, art criticism, and aesthetics? Where is the evidence of learning in each of these disciplines?
5. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit visual-problem solving abilities? Where is evidence that you have set up a problem, conducted research, explored various visual solutions, made revisions, and arrived at a final conclusion?
6. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit application of basic art vocabulary (elements and principles)? Where is evidence that you have applied knowledge of design elements and principles?
7. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit technical proficiency in processes of art making and art reflecting. Where is evidence of craftsmanship or skill in handling tools and materials used?
8. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit evidence of your individual initiative and interests? Where is evidence of your enthusiasm for making and learning about art?
9. To what degree does your portfolio exhibit concern for presentation? Where is evidence of care taken in preparing, submitting, and documenting your work?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Stories in Art
After viewing the slides and film segment in class, you should review the information found at this link
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/walker/index.html#
You should be able to describe the connections between real-life events and fictional stories and characters in the work of Kara Walker.
Assignment:
Remember back in time 5 – 10 years. Record in a present-day voice the experiences that were important at that time. How did you spend your days? What did you dream about? What emotions did you feel? Write a self-description of that child from the point-of-view you have now (250 words). deadline: Thursday, January 8.
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/walker/index.html#
You should be able to describe the connections between real-life events and fictional stories and characters in the work of Kara Walker.
Assignment:
Remember back in time 5 – 10 years. Record in a present-day voice the experiences that were important at that time. How did you spend your days? What did you dream about? What emotions did you feel? Write a self-description of that child from the point-of-view you have now (250 words). deadline: Thursday, January 8.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Portrait Rubric
Attached you will find a link to the quality section guidleines of the AP Studio Art course. These are the guidelines we will be using to assess the work of our final 2 self-portrait pieces:
1. The conte and charcoal observational self-portrait
2. The appropriated structure self-portrait.
You should be familiar with these guidelines for our first critique on the appropriated structure pieces on Monday, December 1. I will also be collecting the conte/charcoal portraits on that day.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_studio_art_sgs.pdf
1. The conte and charcoal observational self-portrait
2. The appropriated structure self-portrait.
You should be familiar with these guidelines for our first critique on the appropriated structure pieces on Monday, December 1. I will also be collecting the conte/charcoal portraits on that day.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_studio_art_sgs.pdf
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Power Portraits
Below find 3 portraits mentioned in the article by Richard Dorment in his review of Michael Levey's book on the artist Sir Thomas Lawrence. Be prepared on Monday to answer questions pertaining to these portraits based on the information found in the article. You should be able to identify features that are used to support the goals of Lawrence's work and how those features are used to affect the viewer including point-of-view, setting, and veracity.
Sir Thomas Lawrence
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